Graduate Research School Research Excellence Dean's List 2014
Dean’s List and Dean’s Award for Excellence 2014
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The 2014 Award recipients demonstrated excellence in a research higher degree and were commended by their independent examiners for substantial contribution to their field of research.
Dr Yanbo Cheng, Doctor of Philosophy (Earth Sciences)'Geological evolution of the World Class Geujiu Ore District, SW China: information from magmatism, mineralisation and microanalysis studies'
Primary Advisor: Dr Carl Spandler
Co-Advisor: Dr Zhaoshan Chang
Co-Advisor: Dr Brian Rusk
Associate Advisor: Dr Anthony KempDr Andrew Chin, Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental Science)'The biology and ecology of the Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) and implications for management'
Primary Advisor: Professor Colin Simpfendorfer
Co-Advisor: Dr Andrew Tobin
Associate Advisor: Associate Professor Mark Hamann
Associate Advisor: Dr Michelle HeupelDr Marina Farr, Doctor of Philosophy (Economics)'Estimating the demand for and economic value of 'Fish' in the recreational fishing and tourism sectors: general methodological issues and empirical findings relevant to the Great Barrier Reef'
Primary Advisor: Professor Natalie Stoeckl
Co-Advisor: Dr Stephen Sutton
Associate Advisor: Dr Simone MarsiglioDr Robert Holm, Doctor of Philosophy (Earth Sciences)'Magmatic arcs of Papua New Guinea: insights into the Late Cenozoic Tectonic evolution of the northern Australian plate boundary'
Primary Advisor: Dr Carl Spandler
Co-Advisor: Dr Simon Richards
Associate Advisor: Associate Professor Gideon RosenbaumDr Manish Kumar Jha, Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering – Civil)'Linked Simulation-Optimization Based Methodologies for Unknown Groundwater Pollutant Source Identification in Managed and Unmanaged Contaminated Sites'
Primary Advisor: Dr Bithin Datta
Associate Advisor: Associate Professor Siva SivakuganDr Morgane Moreau, Doctor of Philosophy (Biochemistry)'DNA replication of Escherichia coli: a comprehensive study of the Tus-Ter complex'
Primary Advisor: Associate Professor Patrick Schaeffer
Co-Advisor: Professor Jim BurnellDr Philippa Sharman, Doctor of Philosophy (Public Health & Tropical Medicine)'Identification of enzymes potentially involved in the formation of the oocyst wall of coccidian parasites'
Primary Advisor: Professor Nick Smith
Co-Advisor: Professor Alex Loukas
Associate Advisor: Dr Kate MillerDr Amelia Wenger, Doctor of Philosophy (Marine Biology)'Suspended sediment and its effects on the behaviour and physiology of coral reef fishes'
Primary Advisor: Professor Geoff Jones
Co-Advisor: Professor Mark McCormick